College football playoff

Kirkland Crawford Detroit Free Press Published 4:46 p.m. UTC Aug 28, 2018 The college football projections are rolling in. Everything from how teams will fare this season, to who'll win (insert conference here). And then, of course, there's bowl season, which is highlighted by the College Football Playoff. (Check out picks made by Baumgardner, Seidel, Solari and Windsor.) The buzz all season usually surrounds "which four teams will make the Playoff?" Per usual, the Big Ten champion will be in the hunt for one of those coveted spots. More: Michigan vs. Notre Dame: Everything you need to know Michigan State vs. Utah State: How to watch opener But because football coverage is as much prediction as it is reaction, many pundits are making their postseason picks before the real games kick off. ESPN asked 43 of its analysts, broadcasters and reporters which four teams will make the CFP. Out of the 43, six have Michigan making the College Football Playoff: Desmond … [Read more...] about Michigan football is a trendier College Football Playoff pick than MSU

Kirkland Crawford Detroit Free Press Published 4:42 p.m. UTC Aug 28, 2018 The college football projections are rolling in. Everything from how teams will fare this season, to who'll win (insert conference here). And then, of course, there's bowl season, which is highlighted by the College Football Playoff. (Check out picks made by Baumgardner, Seidel, Solari and Windsor.) The buzz all season usually surrounds "which four teams will make the Playoff?" Per usual, the Big Ten champion will be in the hunt for one of those coveted spots. More: Michigan vs. Notre Dame: Everything you need to know Michigan State vs. Utah State: How to watch opener But because football coverage is as much prediction as it is reaction, many pundits are making their postseason picks before the real games kick off. ESPN asked 43 of its analysts, broadcasters and reporters which four teams will make the CFP. Out of the 43, six have Michigan making the College Football Playoff: Desmond … [Read more...] about Michigan football: More popular College Football Playoff pick than MSU

Ralph D. Russo Associated Press Published 12:39 p.m. UTC Aug 22, 2018 The College Football Playoff has yet to produce a real surprise team. In four seasons, nine schools have reached the semifinals – and even the teams that came from outside the AP preseason Top 25 were traditional powers. The lowest-ranked team in the preseason media poll to make the CFP was Oklahoma in 2015. The Sooners were 19th to start the season, mostly because they were coming off a disappointing season (8-5) and few knew how good Baker Mayfield would be. More Michigan football: U-M settles in behind do-it-all quarterback Shea Patterson Football needs more people like Grant Newsome Clemson made the playoff that same year after starting the season ranked No. 12. The Tigers went 10-3 the season before, but Deshaun Watson was a sophomore coming off a knee injury, there was major turnover on defense and exactly what Dabo Swinney was building at Clemson had not yet been fully revealed. Washington was No. … [Read more...] about Michigan Wolverines will reach the College Football Playoff, AP says

Carlos Monarrez Detroit Free Press Published 9:31 p.m. UTC Jul 23, 2018 Jim Harbaugh is absolutely right. College Football Playoff needs to expand, and not by a little. The Michigan coach said Monday at the Big Ten media luncheon in Chicago that the FBS playoff needs to grow from its current format of four teams to 16 teams. “Thoughts on the playoff system,” Harbaugh said, “I guess the first thing that comes to mind is more would be more, more would be better in the playoffs. Four in right now. Let’s go to eight and eventually get to 16.” More: Michigan football Jim Harbaugh at Big Ten media days: All he said That was the boldest statement among the seven coaches who spoke Monday. Harbaugh pointed to how the Football Championship Subdivision playoff “model has been successful.” The FCS has a true tournament feel and has grown from its initial four teams in 1978 to 24 teams since 2013. But beyond citing any existing model, Harbaugh is … [Read more...] about Jim Harbaugh is right: Expand College Football Playoff to 16 teams

By Nick Moyle Published 6:10 pm, Tuesday, April 24, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-4', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 4', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); Photo: Eric Gay /AP Photo Image 1of/4 CaptionClose Image 1 of 4 Texas president Greg Fenves, left, and Chris Del Conte, right, pose for a photo following a news conference where DelConte was introduced at the new vice president and athletics director for the University of Texas, Monday, Dec. 11, 2017, in Austin, Texas. less Texas president Greg Fenves, left, and Chris Del Conte, right, pose for a photo following a news conference where DelConte was introduced at the new vice president and athletics director for the University of ... more … [Read more...] about Texas president Greg Fenves named to College Football Playoff Board of Managers